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there it was at the bronco games. well, we all know it was denver, the mile-high city. senator udall really razzed and did some pretty uppity trash talk. but we with our usual pride and gentility weathered the storm. and i could not believe it. i thought the game was over. i was ready to kick back and call my sister when oh, wow, there goes flacco for that 70-yard toss and it was a touchdown. you know, i'm short and chunky but i was ready to do cartwheels around my condo that evening. then on to dealing with the new england patriots, all the way up to the super bowl. and we were out there winning again, and then the lights went out in new orleans, but i tell you, even though they went out for 38 minutes in new orleans, the lights were all over in baltimore and we were purple. we were purple with pride and purple with joy. and we were so pleased that they brought us a victory, not only on the playing fields of the national football league, but you know what else they did? it created a sense of community, a sense of energy. if you came with me like to one of our great oth
there it was at the bronco games. well, we all know it was denver, the mile-high city. senator udall really razzed and did some pretty uppity trash talk. but we with our usual pride and gentility weathered the storm. and i could not believe it. i thought the game was over. i was ready to kick back and call my sister when oh, wow, there goes flacco for that 70-yard toss and it was a touchdown. you know, i'm short and chunky but i was ready to do cartwheels around my condo that evening. then on...
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proudly because she was from the city of chicago, the president said he. shot dead in a park sitting on a swing in a park. like a little kid, with three of her friends, a gang banger decided that was their park. jermaine mcfarland who was gunned down just hours after her sister joined the president. you saw it on television for a gun safety event in chicago. 25 people gone every day in this country and it doesn't count mothers, fathers sons daughters whose lives have been irrevocably altered. folks, let me say this as clearly as they can. they're going to be a flood of voices in this debate, but i am determined that the loudest voice will be the voice of those who we have lost. we have to speak for them and their families. enough is enough. we have an obligation to act. and yesterday the people of the second congressional district of illinois spoke for the first time since new town. voters said a clear unequivocal signal. the voters chose among candidates who spoke forcefully for the need for rational then safety legislation. the voters sent a message last
proudly because she was from the city of chicago, the president said he. shot dead in a park sitting on a swing in a park. like a little kid, with three of her friends, a gang banger decided that was their park. jermaine mcfarland who was gunned down just hours after her sister joined the president. you saw it on television for a gun safety event in chicago. 25 people gone every day in this country and it doesn't count mothers, fathers sons daughters whose lives have been irrevocably altered....
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wt virtually underwater, at least two-thirds of the city. and to see 7 1/2 years later the city rebound, the people of new orleans and louisiana are just foremost in my thoughts right now for their fighting spirit, theirry sell yancy, their unwilling -- their resiliency, their unwillingness to give occupy this special place in will celebrate its 300th birthday in 2018. and i want to say a special thank you to mayor landrieu, john young, the leaders of st. bernard and plaquemines. those parishes were virtually destroyed. lower part of jefferson parish. the whole region has come back. the world could see it for themselves yesterday. the civic leadership, the faith-based leadership, and, again, a shout out to president obama, his cabinet and the members on both sides of the aisle that stood by this region, the gulf coast, to rebuild after all of these years. and, mr. president, in conclusion, it's my only hope that after passing the sandy supplemental we will stand united with the northeast as they rebuild bigger, better, stronger, hosting the
wt virtually underwater, at least two-thirds of the city. and to see 7 1/2 years later the city rebound, the people of new orleans and louisiana are just foremost in my thoughts right now for their fighting spirit, theirry sell yancy, their unwilling -- their resiliency, their unwillingness to give occupy this special place in will celebrate its 300th birthday in 2018. and i want to say a special thank you to mayor landrieu, john young, the leaders of st. bernard and plaquemines. those parishes...
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it's the city that represents what europe is. i'm not just defending it because it's in france. europe has other seats in other countries. i defend strasbourg, strasbourg in europe. if you think that it shouldn't be the seat of the european parliament, then doubts undermines everybody's view of europe. so thank you very much for having me here in strasbourg at the seat of the european parliament. [applause] [speaking french] >> translator: thank you, mr. president. >> you were watching c-span2 with politics and public affairs. weekdays feature live coverage of the u.s. senate. on nights watched key public policy this. and every week in the latest nonfiction authors and books on booktv. you can see past programs and get our schedules at our website, and you can join in the conversation on social media sites. >> the programs that we had all under -- >> we are live now as u.s. chamber of commerce is hosting a quarterly briefing today on the outlook for the u.s. economy. martin regalia, chambers chief economist will talk about recent gross domestic product figure and what policy the
it's the city that represents what europe is. i'm not just defending it because it's in france. europe has other seats in other countries. i defend strasbourg, strasbourg in europe. if you think that it shouldn't be the seat of the european parliament, then doubts undermines everybody's view of europe. so thank you very much for having me here in strasbourg at the seat of the european parliament. [applause] [speaking french] >> translator: thank you, mr. president. >> you were...
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many come from big cities. but i think they're all struck by the family atmosphere. and the thing that i think is rather remarkable, even in having the privilege of talking to some of k-state's football teams and some of the athletes in both basketball, football, all sports in k-state, you're always able to tell them thousands and thousands of fans from k-state know them, know their history, know where they're coming from and always support them regardless of the outcome. and so k-state is a family. k-state's legendary coach, bill schneider, who has achieved miracles on the football team -- or on the football field with team after team after team, always stresses family and togetherness and the proper role of athletics and education. my son david went to k-state. he admittedly fell in love with k-state. he didn't have much of a choice as far as i was concerned. but he did really enjoy himself at k-state. and basically i'm struck by the fact that many of his friends who are graduates, when that -- when that day comes when you graduate or when you leave k-state, those
many come from big cities. but i think they're all struck by the family atmosphere. and the thing that i think is rather remarkable, even in having the privilege of talking to some of k-state's football teams and some of the athletes in both basketball, football, all sports in k-state, you're always able to tell them thousands and thousands of fans from k-state know them, know their history, know where they're coming from and always support them regardless of the outcome. and so k-state is a...
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the city's violent crime rate is among the worst in the country, more than half of all detroit children live in poverty. this should not happen. what is the response? borrow more money and send out more checks. this is not the way to help people. these are the consequences of leftist policies. we are opposed to those policies. they do not work, they hurt the people they pretend and assert they're helping. we are fighting for policies that create jobs, create rising wages, create opportunity and help more people earn a good living and care for themselves, be independent and prosperous and get on the road to higher wages and supervisory positions and health care and retirement benefits. this can be possible in this country. we're trying to lift people out of poverty and strengthen family and community. and we're trying to protect the good and decent people of this country from a debt crisis. and erskine bowles and alan simpson told us this nation never -- has never faced a more predictable crisis. if we don't get off this course, they said we will have another one and it may be worse than
the city's violent crime rate is among the worst in the country, more than half of all detroit children live in poverty. this should not happen. what is the response? borrow more money and send out more checks. this is not the way to help people. these are the consequences of leftist policies. we are opposed to those policies. they do not work, they hurt the people they pretend and assert they're helping. we are fighting for policies that create jobs, create rising wages, create opportunity and...
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mistake city after city across the country. the second problem and many federal programs have is to produce individual freedom. obamacare is a great example of this. with all that massive spending power came all those rules and regulations that are reducing freedom for businesses and individuals. and you can take any of many federal spending programs, farm subsidies are a good example. those farmers are happy to take the 20 billion a year in farm subsidies they receive at all the rules and regulations attached to those farm subsidies. individual farmers yes, they take the money but the federal government tells them what to plant, tells them how me acres they can plant and prescribes all kind of other rules and regulations for them to follow. so with more federal spending comes less individual freedom. third, many individual spending programs thwart the economy federal housing subsidies helped create the housing bubble which led to the recent recession. unemployment insurance pushes up the unemployed interest problem. program pu
mistake city after city across the country. the second problem and many federal programs have is to produce individual freedom. obamacare is a great example of this. with all that massive spending power came all those rules and regulations that are reducing freedom for businesses and individuals. and you can take any of many federal spending programs, farm subsidies are a good example. those farmers are happy to take the 20 billion a year in farm subsidies they receive at all the rules and...
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child from the inner city of washington to the streets of los angeles an equal chance at a greater destiny. now, one of our priorities this year and a house would be to move heaven and earth to fix her education system for the most vulnerable. and when those children graduate from high school, we must expand their choices, and college has got to be an option. in 1980, the average cost of college was roughly $8000 a year. today, it is over 20,000, and less than 60% of the students who enroll in a for your program graduate within six years. clearly, something is broken. according to president obama's former jobs council, by 2020 would be a million and have jobs without the college graduates to fill them. while there is a persistent unmet demand of four to 500,000 job openings and health care sector alone. recent reports indicate that there are not enough skilled applicants to fill the jobs in the booming natural gas industry. now, suppose colleges provided prospective students with reliable information on the unemployment rate and potential earnings white magic. what if parents have access t
child from the inner city of washington to the streets of los angeles an equal chance at a greater destiny. now, one of our priorities this year and a house would be to move heaven and earth to fix her education system for the most vulnerable. and when those children graduate from high school, we must expand their choices, and college has got to be an option. in 1980, the average cost of college was roughly $8000 a year. today, it is over 20,000, and less than 60% of the students who enroll in...
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cities are some of the rules we are refining us to come through this first year. a more than happy to talk about ways we are approaching the work in each case because they think that will bring it to life. but since many fewer practitioners, i thought some of these points might fit with some of your own findings. i would just say to you, people already asked me if i'm having fun. first off, it's an unbelievable privilege and it's starting to be fine. sir thank you very much. i'm looking forward to the conversation. >> thank you very much, ambassador and assistant secretary. avalon ask if you're having fun, but i did want to start with a general question. in selecting these four cases are your focusing 80% of your energy, is this a science or an art that you're trying to cultivate? is a systemic approach are trying to develop or are you seeing what you can have a tailoring individual each case? >> it's both. as the result of a process with people at the white house company assistant secretaries secretary for regional bureaus, making sure there is an ambassador who
cities are some of the rules we are refining us to come through this first year. a more than happy to talk about ways we are approaching the work in each case because they think that will bring it to life. but since many fewer practitioners, i thought some of these points might fit with some of your own findings. i would just say to you, people already asked me if i'm having fun. first off, it's an unbelievable privilege and it's starting to be fine. sir thank you very much. i'm looking forward...
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and going back to the slide that i showed with the five different cities, the same drg, there's tremendous variation in total costs of care. primarily around hospital readmissions and, as sheila said, postacute care. so we're really trying to figure out what is the best way for hospitals to work with postacute care providers to reduce readmissions, to make sure that there's a much more balanced distribution of spending in the postacute care spending channels that we have. so we et a sort of a set number of drgs, here's the ones the hospitals can choose to participate in. hospitals have the opportunity or hospitals or other health care providers participating can choose which drgs they want to take. but we have different models. some models just combine the physician with the hospital, some models combine the physician/hospital postacute, some just focus on the postacute. we're really trying to figure out what works, what doesn't work, and one hypothesis is different models will work differently in different parts of the country given how dramatically different the health care provider mix
and going back to the slide that i showed with the five different cities, the same drg, there's tremendous variation in total costs of care. primarily around hospital readmissions and, as sheila said, postacute care. so we're really trying to figure out what is the best way for hospitals to work with postacute care providers to reduce readmissions, to make sure that there's a much more balanced distribution of spending in the postacute care spending channels that we have. so we et a sort of a...
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so, um, in addition to the work tci's done with stakeholders, the clean cities have been getting the word out as well. the second thing we did was we held some high-level dialogues, the fist was in d.c -- the first was in d.c. in the 2010, the second was in june of 2012 in baltimore. and the purpose of those meetings were to scope the issues, figure out what the barriers were, bring together the clean cities coalitions in the person and to think about how we could spread the word on evs. third thing we did is we created an ev pledge. we asked organizations to sign onto the pledge, and i'm happy to say we have over 80 organizations that have signed on, a wide array of organizations such as auto manufacturers or, cities, universities, retail, um, evse providers and so on. so that's been pretty exciting. we hope to work more with those stakeholders to figure out how we can help them and how they can help us on deployment issues. as a result of the doe grant, we've been able to do some very important work. we've been able to identify barriers, um, through -- and opportunities through a s
so, um, in addition to the work tci's done with stakeholders, the clean cities have been getting the word out as well. the second thing we did was we held some high-level dialogues, the fist was in d.c -- the first was in d.c. in the 2010, the second was in june of 2012 in baltimore. and the purpose of those meetings were to scope the issues, figure out what the barriers were, bring together the clean cities coalitions in the person and to think about how we could spread the word on evs. third...
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over the walls of the city, and you didn't see who you killed. if the prophet muhammad used catapults, that means if he lived today, he would use nuclear weapons. people tend to say, oh, that's just religion, people are rational. which isn't quite true. religious fault lines in the middle east are critical. i think once iran goes nuclear, i think we're going to have a severe shia/sunni fortnight, threatening the sunni dominance in the world -- in the middle east. we will probably see very close to that a pakistani, a nuclear presence, a pakistani-extended deterrence in saudi arabia. the saudis finance the pakistani nuclear program. they have a prior agreement with them that if saudi arabia calls for it, they will provide them with nuclear weapons. i doubt that the pakistanis will just deliver a bomb. they would probably station elements in the region, and this would, is going to raise a question regarding for the first time a pakistani second-strike capability against india which would certainly complicate the south asian complex. escalation and
over the walls of the city, and you didn't see who you killed. if the prophet muhammad used catapults, that means if he lived today, he would use nuclear weapons. people tend to say, oh, that's just religion, people are rational. which isn't quite true. religious fault lines in the middle east are critical. i think once iran goes nuclear, i think we're going to have a severe shia/sunni fortnight, threatening the sunni dominance in the world -- in the middle east. we will probably see very close...
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the land use and cities as for parking. we get stuck in traffic jams. 90% of the energy that we use is by automated self driving vehicles. advancing that in education. within the next five years, we are going to have another 3 billion people coming on the internet worldwide. the government can talk to each other, imagine what happens over the next five or so years with technology. it is all because of technology. people like me, engineers, scientists, whole assortment of people. until recently, 50% of silicon valley, the most innovative part of the country. we are reinventing america. it is all about skills. the people that are making this happen are engineers and scientists and doctors and most importantly entrepreneurs. so we have a choice right now. we can reinvent america and create a better world. we can create security that protects us and we can do all of these things right now, all within the next five or seven years. i can guarantee that five years from now, we will be talking about the changes. we are talking abou
the land use and cities as for parking. we get stuck in traffic jams. 90% of the energy that we use is by automated self driving vehicles. advancing that in education. within the next five years, we are going to have another 3 billion people coming on the internet worldwide. the government can talk to each other, imagine what happens over the next five or so years with technology. it is all because of technology. people like me, engineers, scientists, whole assortment of people. until recently,...
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i mean, the iranians do not have massive artillery zeroed in on some nearby friendly city. we need to take that into account. on the other hand, i totally agree with you that iranians have a long tradition and a great interest, and they want to be a power in the region. and one of the questions we have to resolve, while we can't dictate it, is what our role in the region will be in the future, what their role, what our arab friends' role will be and where it will go. and the best of all possible worlds, this is walking hand in hand into the sunset at the end of a hollywood movie. that's pretty far down the road. the second question is that while it would be nice to say there is going to be a line in our discussions with iran if they ever get engaged, if we get into any kind of gear between the regional developments and the iranian bilateral issue, number one nuclear but perhaps others, i think it's going to be hard to do that if the iranians themselves think there is traction to be gained. >> right. >> in dealing with the process. and so one of our problems is not being abl
i mean, the iranians do not have massive artillery zeroed in on some nearby friendly city. we need to take that into account. on the other hand, i totally agree with you that iranians have a long tradition and a great interest, and they want to be a power in the region. and one of the questions we have to resolve, while we can't dictate it, is what our role in the region will be in the future, what their role, what our arab friends' role will be and where it will go. and the best of all...
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chairman, those 162 cities -- sorry, 192 cities, are the leading candidates for added service. >> and again, i want to close what i tried to start when i complemented mr. kennedy, but usair has shown i think a lot of innovation here at reagan. i notice you're using to gates and you've added probably 30 destinations, 30 or 40 new destinations. you know, all over the east. and you, i think it showed a lot of imagination and how you do that. and as i said, i don't fly american that often, but you know, if i go to dallas i'm not going to go to charlotte first. i'm going to fly american. and so i don't see how that's competition. i'm, i'm going to come if i go to dallas i'm going on american from birmingham. if i can go to d.c., i'm not going to go through dallas. but the service, the reliability on usair, the customer service is excellent. on the airplane, the on-time performance, and all the airlines. i heard something about baggage, but my gosh, we've gone to two bags out of a thousand, our late. and that, that used to be five and 10. so it's incredible success there. you know, there wa
chairman, those 162 cities -- sorry, 192 cities, are the leading candidates for added service. >> and again, i want to close what i tried to start when i complemented mr. kennedy, but usair has shown i think a lot of innovation here at reagan. i notice you're using to gates and you've added probably 30 destinations, 30 or 40 new destinations. you know, all over the east. and you, i think it showed a lot of imagination and how you do that. and as i said, i don't fly american that often,...
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and there will be many people in this city who will speak on behalf of the europeans. so we have enough here to hear directly from them. there are many assumptions in this discussion, and i just outlined in context. i think there is an assumption widely held that nuclear weapons form the heart of the u.s. extended deterrence capability to europe. the second is that it is an extended deterrence. it needs the existence of nuclear weapons to remove those nuclear weapons would signal reduced commitment to european security and embolden russia, who would seek to make use of that. if there were any such weakening of resolve, it would create instability, perhaps a crisis of confidence in europe, and potentially lead to more nuclear percolation. i outlined this in his first introductory. just to highlight whether this is true. there are questions in here. secondly, there is a question about whether deterrence are different in any way compare to those over here. and doesn't matter. there is also a question about what is driving this. are there increasing divisions between europ
and there will be many people in this city who will speak on behalf of the europeans. so we have enough here to hear directly from them. there are many assumptions in this discussion, and i just outlined in context. i think there is an assumption widely held that nuclear weapons form the heart of the u.s. extended deterrence capability to europe. the second is that it is an extended deterrence. it needs the existence of nuclear weapons to remove those nuclear weapons would signal reduced...
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headline as the "first lady of kansas city." adell was in hawaii with her husband, don hall, chairman of hallmark cards, when she passed away. to say they were a remarkable couple is an understatement. they met when she was three years old. and don was six. adell said, i don't ever remember falling in love with don. i just grew up being in love with him. as "the star" reported, her priorities were always with her husband and her three children. in addition to her love and caring for her family, adele hall had a unique ability to lead, and lead she did. living a life of caring and contribution, making a difference and demonstrating to all whose lives that she touched and made better a wonderful example of honor and respect. adele's many accomplishments were almost legendary. she would demure from that description with her wonderful smile and give credit to others, but it was how she accomplished so much that serves as such a wonderful example and why she was so, so beloved. the friends of don and adele and those with whom she wor
headline as the "first lady of kansas city." adell was in hawaii with her husband, don hall, chairman of hallmark cards, when she passed away. to say they were a remarkable couple is an understatement. they met when she was three years old. and don was six. adell said, i don't ever remember falling in love with don. i just grew up being in love with him. as "the star" reported, her priorities were always with her husband and her three children. in addition to her love and...
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ceptions across the city of washington. they are finding friends in high places and protecting the $32 billion that goes to these worthless schools, many of which are a complete waste of time and money for the students. it would be bad enough if it was just a bad education or a waste of time. tabat hflt a is stuck with $162,000 student debt. there is one last kicker here. student debt is different than the other debt you have. if you borrow money for a home or a car or a boat or to buy a washer and drier an and dryer, o broke, those debts will be swept away. not student loans. student loans are not dischargeable with bankruptcy. tabath averages the bad news is, this is a debt that will be with you for a lifetime. student debt is not dischargeable in bankruptcy. that's where we are today. so when my friends come to the floor and talk about all the w ways to save money, i'll give them two to start with -- one they can vote for this afternoon, he could the direct payments to agriculture, and secondly, reform this for-profit sc
ceptions across the city of washington. they are finding friends in high places and protecting the $32 billion that goes to these worthless schools, many of which are a complete waste of time and money for the students. it would be bad enough if it was just a bad education or a waste of time. tabat hflt a is stuck with $162,000 student debt. there is one last kicker here. student debt is different than the other debt you have. if you borrow money for a home or a car or a boat or to buy a washer...
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the university of washington as as we mentioned and served as a prosecutor for three years for the city of seattle. jim and enterprise alabama republican line, good morning. >> caller: yes sir thanks for taking my call. i've got a couple of questions for the representative here. number one on the sequester, how much are you democrats planning on cutting out of the military budget and number two, it seems as though the president has been flip-flopping on this. when it first came out he said oh it was devastating it will kill everything in this country. now he is saying if you work on a military base you probably won't see any difference. which one of these two statements as a lie? >> guest: actually the president made neither of the statements. he didn't say what kill everything in this country. he has consistently said it will have an impact, sizable impact that will negatively affect the country and the economy. he has not now said it's only going to fit the military and in fact all of his cabinet is talking about a variety of different impacts it's going to have any bunch of different
the university of washington as as we mentioned and served as a prosecutor for three years for the city of seattle. jim and enterprise alabama republican line, good morning. >> caller: yes sir thanks for taking my call. i've got a couple of questions for the representative here. number one on the sequester, how much are you democrats planning on cutting out of the military budget and number two, it seems as though the president has been flip-flopping on this. when it first came out he...
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you have the jungle, the rivers, mountains, and you have common border cities like in the u.s. and mexico that have a daily crossing with hundreds of thousands of people. then you have a big number of regular points of crossing which mexico doesn't have near the sources or the enforcement authorities or the border patrol equivalent to control. so, what the mexican government does is to stop the people as long as they begin to go to mexico and i would like to raise for your attention one issue that hasn't fully valued and consider the mexicans implementing the law and return by more than a hundred thousand people that were coming to this and they were stopped and detained for the mexican immigration to sotheby's and return we have arranged to meet that returned in a safe and orderly manner per 100,001 year. last year it was less of course, 120,000 but still, all of them trying to get into the u.s.. so yes money is needed and training is needed, institutional building is needed and the issue a new legal framework that is a way of looking at migration. now i think the new administ
you have the jungle, the rivers, mountains, and you have common border cities like in the u.s. and mexico that have a daily crossing with hundreds of thousands of people. then you have a big number of regular points of crossing which mexico doesn't have near the sources or the enforcement authorities or the border patrol equivalent to control. so, what the mexican government does is to stop the people as long as they begin to go to mexico and i would like to raise for your attention one issue...
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one of the things who would love to see down the road is also good folks in the state or city level thinking about the adaptation plans are thinking about work they do on clean energy or climate change. and how to reach out to folks from their federal facilities in the spaces. so there's often a va hot but out in the area where there may be a department of homeland security border that is they are for a military base that has a macro grade going mad? read going in. reaching into those facilities and asking them to be part of your efforts because they often have significant amount of employees they may be driving to work. i go back to denver in the denver center, the greatest campus in the world working with the lakewood community college in the national renewable energy lab in the town of lakewood to figure out things like how to set up matcher of essays. buses that ran from the new metro stop they are so then you can go onto the base and back to the community college. such a think about those folks as partners in the work you are doing because often we will bury ourselves in office is enact
one of the things who would love to see down the road is also good folks in the state or city level thinking about the adaptation plans are thinking about work they do on clean energy or climate change. and how to reach out to folks from their federal facilities in the spaces. so there's often a va hot but out in the area where there may be a department of homeland security border that is they are for a military base that has a macro grade going mad? read going in. reaching into those...
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heart of the roosevelt life here in the city. franklin said, you might say there are certain freedoms. the first by would call freedom of information, which is terribly important. it is a much better phrase that freedom of the press because there are all kinds of information so that the inhabitants of a country can get news of what is going on in every part of the country and in every part of the world. without and through many forms of communication. you will never have a completely stable world without freedom of knowledge, freedom of information. so said franklin roosevelt in 1940. in that think president roosevelt would be concerned about the current fcc proposals, which aimed to loosen restrictions on cross-ownership of television, radio, newspapers michael cox hasn't wizard -- vigorously explore the over concentration of media ownership and the influence of money in politics, failure of the fcc to protect the public interest, the dangers of the stabilization of the internet. he chronicles the results of these trends, invest
heart of the roosevelt life here in the city. franklin said, you might say there are certain freedoms. the first by would call freedom of information, which is terribly important. it is a much better phrase that freedom of the press because there are all kinds of information so that the inhabitants of a country can get news of what is going on in every part of the country and in every part of the world. without and through many forms of communication. you will never have a completely stable...
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world really works so the perspectives i want to bring today is how does the city and thus the kind of change their mind set from an industrial perspective? i'm from detroit michigan and if you look at detroit, it has changed. how does a town that has historically been a factory town reinvent itself? how does it reintegrate and try to create jobs in a place where now we have to get to the local government and we have to be able to get the entrepreneurial community working together. if you really think about it, one of the things i think he really nailed it on the head when he talked about the leaders and talked about how the entrepreneurs are going to be the ones that are going to lead the movement but we need an infrastructure that is set with the organization's whether that is government and university working together so we can not only create the system but make sure that it is sustainable so excited to be with you today and i look forward to an engaging conversation. >> we are based in san francisco california and we are a retail company so we are one of the small companies onl
world really works so the perspectives i want to bring today is how does the city and thus the kind of change their mind set from an industrial perspective? i'm from detroit michigan and if you look at detroit, it has changed. how does a town that has historically been a factory town reinvent itself? how does it reintegrate and try to create jobs in a place where now we have to get to the local government and we have to be able to get the entrepreneurial community working together. if you...
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then it was a national security issue, so national security issue, so and washington and mexico city the president corporation and building trust, institutional trust mexico understands the views to disagree on something we agree it is such of complicated situation but fighting drugs and trafficking, smugglers, a long way to go but we are much better when fingerpointing would have been with those differences are channels and many times to move on the agenda. but one clarification i am here is a private citizen not public official. when i talk about we it is because it is not we is them. i am hoping you take that into account. what is obvious is the geography with mexico and the destiny of loss. including rocks from columbia, arms not just central america but all over the world salute that is a huge issue. so with needs of social development the flows of people crossing territories as out papers to get to the u.s.. at the same time the source of millions of americans went out of 10 are there and now we received that now is that the core of our own perception of what are mexicans. this
then it was a national security issue, so national security issue, so and washington and mexico city the president corporation and building trust, institutional trust mexico understands the views to disagree on something we agree it is such of complicated situation but fighting drugs and trafficking, smugglers, a long way to go but we are much better when fingerpointing would have been with those differences are channels and many times to move on the agenda. but one clarification i am here is a...
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prior to the decline of industry in the city in the mid 1960's, the manchester community was a solid working class community like so many in -- in that -- at that time in southwestern pennsylvania and throughout the nation before the terrible loss of steel jobs, among other jobs that disappeared over just a number of years in devastated communities. by the time bill was in high school, the area around him had slid into urban decay and instability. although surrounded by poverty, bill's mother was determined to provide a safe environment for her family. and although she didn't have a high school diploma herself, bill strickland's mother held firm to the belief that a good education is a ticket to a better life. at oliver high school when he began his senior year, bill had neither plans for after graduation or a clear picture of what his future might look like. then one day while walking down the hallway at school, bill strickland was attracted by the smell of, of all things, fresh coffee. the coffee along with the sounds of jazz music led bill to the art room in oliver high school whe
prior to the decline of industry in the city in the mid 1960's, the manchester community was a solid working class community like so many in -- in that -- at that time in southwestern pennsylvania and throughout the nation before the terrible loss of steel jobs, among other jobs that disappeared over just a number of years in devastated communities. by the time bill was in high school, the area around him had slid into urban decay and instability. although surrounded by poverty, bill's mother...
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., tampa, portland, and the latest kansas city, missouri. the heart land of america. >> it's going to be folks who are scared about finding out their health. we're going look them in the eye and have them trust us. we can make a difference. they're going to fear -- [inaudible] people who can be your mother. your father, sister, or brother. your neighbor in need. 159 over 100. >> i have been neglecting my health. all coming together to face their fears. when the day was over, 1,000 people met with a doctor who haven't been screened in awhile. >> no. three years. >> taking charge of their health. some with a very first time in their lives. these programs have been incredible success. i want to point out everybody has insurance. they have jobs, many times they don't have insurance but they have jobs. these are hard working people who haven't been able to get access to care the way they have envisioned it. in fifteen minutes it gives you the key numbers. it takes ten minutes to educate you. and for the rest of your life you know more about the d
., tampa, portland, and the latest kansas city, missouri. the heart land of america. >> it's going to be folks who are scared about finding out their health. we're going look them in the eye and have them trust us. we can make a difference. they're going to fear -- [inaudible] people who can be your mother. your father, sister, or brother. your neighbor in need. 159 over 100. >> i have been neglecting my health. all coming together to face their fears. when the day was over, 1,000...
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one of the things that we very much would like to do, which the president address less than the city union is enable homeowners who are paying there bills, who are under water to no fault of their own because of the financial crisis to be able to refinance there loans. right now you have come up to of commerce ron locked into six, seven, 8% mortgages when they should be able to get three and half for 4%. we ought to deal to do that on a bipartisan basis. >> six you very much. thank you, mr. chairman. >> thank you very much, senator. >> think you very much, mr. chairman. i appreciate having you here with us today. i want to continue to focus on tax reform as we did in our private discussions. as i have shared with you in my work with the bulls simpson commission and other areas trying to address putting together a comprehensive deficit reduction package in debt reduction package, our view, tax reform as i have heard you say today, a key part of that cannot because of the need to raise revenue, which is where you and i may have some disagreements, but because of the need to generate gr
one of the things that we very much would like to do, which the president address less than the city union is enable homeowners who are paying there bills, who are under water to no fault of their own because of the financial crisis to be able to refinance there loans. right now you have come up to of commerce ron locked into six, seven, 8% mortgages when they should be able to get three and half for 4%. we ought to deal to do that on a bipartisan basis. >> six you very much. thank you,...
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then you get access to subscriber-only events which, um, we are doing at least once a month in major cities and also in some secondary markets like, you know, ann arbor or austin or places where there's a lot of people who are interested in the type of journalism that we do. whether or not the experiencial products will be enough is an open question, but it's certainly part of a trend where from an editorial perspective the journalists are not just researching and writing, they're researching, writing, promoting, engaging in dialogue and then also being important participants in events and interacting with their readers. i think other brands in our field, um, have moved on to, to cafÉs, to retail, i mean, particularly monocl. i think upwards of 20% of their revenue comes from their retail, their stores which they have a dozen, couple dozen of across the world. and there's, you know, still other ideas. i think that, i think that from my perspective, the era of when there were sizable profits in this industry is over. i think it was a pretty fast one in the second part of the 20th century. a
then you get access to subscriber-only events which, um, we are doing at least once a month in major cities and also in some secondary markets like, you know, ann arbor or austin or places where there's a lot of people who are interested in the type of journalism that we do. whether or not the experiencial products will be enough is an open question, but it's certainly part of a trend where from an editorial perspective the journalists are not just researching and writing, they're researching,...
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united states in 2008, and by his quiet city leadership of the church in uncertain times. people of all nations have been blessed by the sacrifice to sow the seeds of hope, justice and compassion throughout the world in the name of our lord and savior. again, that from house speaker john boehner. in about an hour we will be taking live to an alliance for health reform briefing on medicare policy and the future of the program for an overview looking at how medicare respond to the beneficiaries are, and what changes could occur once the health colossal implemented in 2014. we will have that live at 12:15 eastern on c-span2. the senate begins its work today at 2 p.m. eastern. they will continue work on the violence against women act which could reauthorize the bill for five years. last week senators agreed to consider six amendments to the bill and they will begin voting on those amendments today at 5:30 p.m. eastern. live coverage right here on c-span2. up next, a look at reconstruction in afghanistan. from this morning's "washington journal." >> host: on monday in a last ho
united states in 2008, and by his quiet city leadership of the church in uncertain times. people of all nations have been blessed by the sacrifice to sow the seeds of hope, justice and compassion throughout the world in the name of our lord and savior. again, that from house speaker john boehner. in about an hour we will be taking live to an alliance for health reform briefing on medicare policy and the future of the program for an overview looking at how medicare respond to the beneficiaries...
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and rocket launchers that can destroy the city of seoul in a matter of minutes or a few hours, if the north koreans unleash this weaponry. and they have this kind of deterrence. to threaten us and they have had it for a long period of time and we are very, very cognizant about this. another related issue in this connection though is that once north korea mounts nuclear warheads on its missiles, how is, how is that going to affect the retaliation policy? that was established between the united states and south korea in 2010, following the shelling of the young pong island in november of 2010. policy that in the future south korea would have the right to retaliate militarily, if north korea committed future provocations and the u.s. would support that kind of retaliation. what is going to happen to the u.s. and the rok attitude towards the retaliation policy once north korea has nuclear war ahead on its missiles and can threaten to rain nuclear missiles down on south korea, if south korea does retaliate? how are we going to react to this kind of scenario? which i think we will face once
and rocket launchers that can destroy the city of seoul in a matter of minutes or a few hours, if the north koreans unleash this weaponry. and they have this kind of deterrence. to threaten us and they have had it for a long period of time and we are very, very cognizant about this. another related issue in this connection though is that once north korea mounts nuclear warheads on its missiles, how is, how is that going to affect the retaliation policy? that was established between the united...
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they were winning that war, marching up the eastern seaboard destroys city after city, destroyed washington, d.c., burned down the white house. next stop, baltimore but as they came into the chesapeake bay, the armada of ships, warships a source of the eye could see, it was looking grim. fort mchenry standing right there. general armistead who was in charge of fort mchenry had a large american flag commission to fly in front of the fort. the admiral in charge of the british fleet was offended and said take that flag down. you have until dusk until you take that flag and but if you don't we will reduce you to ashes. there was a young amateur poet on board by the name of francis scott key, sent by president madison to try to obtain the release of an american physician who was being held captive. he overheard the british plans they were not going to let them off the ship. he mourned as dusk approached. he more for his fledgling young nation. and as the sun set, then bartman's, missiles, so much debris, he strained trying to see was the flag still there? he couldn't see a thing. all night long
they were winning that war, marching up the eastern seaboard destroys city after city, destroyed washington, d.c., burned down the white house. next stop, baltimore but as they came into the chesapeake bay, the armada of ships, warships a source of the eye could see, it was looking grim. fort mchenry standing right there. general armistead who was in charge of fort mchenry had a large american flag commission to fly in front of the fort. the admiral in charge of the british fleet was offended...
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there is a tensor at the history of this country for the number one effort in the city of washington was to give us the strongest military that any country has nbo to defend against all contingencies. we don't have that anymore. if we go to sequestration is worse. you're from alabama comes locally harder because the number of shops per capita in the defense industry is greater than any other 50 states. >> host: jack next to bobby shaw. hi, jack. >> caller: i have just a quick comment on a previous caller and then a question for senator. a caller called just recently in this segment, saying that mayo clinic didn't take medicare patients. that is incorrect for sure. now senator, you criticized iran for criticizing israel. i ever going criticize israel. i don't much like the state of israel and its not because israel is a nation composed of jewish persons. it's because israel acts unfortunately much like not the state. they have good settlement in occupied territory, which is absolutely against international law and is acknowledged as such by some of the leaders of israel. we have also
there is a tensor at the history of this country for the number one effort in the city of washington was to give us the strongest military that any country has nbo to defend against all contingencies. we don't have that anymore. if we go to sequestration is worse. you're from alabama comes locally harder because the number of shops per capita in the defense industry is greater than any other 50 states. >> host: jack next to bobby shaw. hi, jack. >> caller: i have just a quick...
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the wealth is created outside of this -- this city of washington, the seat of our government. and we have to take that into consideration, that it takes capital to create jobs. if you want to get unemployment down, you don't take capital out of the private sector. in addition to the buffett rule, the other side has resurrected another proposal voted down by this body less than a year ago. this proposal has to do with businesses deducting ordinary and necessary business expenses. the rhetoric from the other side is that their proposal would close a loophole that incentivizes companies to ship jobs overseas. the problem is, no such provision exists. the deduction for ordinary and necessary business expenses is a mainstay of our tax code. it is an income defining provision that accounts for the cost of doing business. what the proposal before us actually does is target companies doing business on a worldwide scale for a tax hike. this will not create jobs in america, it will not bring jobs that have relocated offshore back home. what it will do is punish business that seeks to ex
the wealth is created outside of this -- this city of washington, the seat of our government. and we have to take that into consideration, that it takes capital to create jobs. if you want to get unemployment down, you don't take capital out of the private sector. in addition to the buffett rule, the other side has resurrected another proposal voted down by this body less than a year ago. this proposal has to do with businesses deducting ordinary and necessary business expenses. the rhetoric...
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what is your thinking about how we can change that cities good ideas can be heard? >> congressman, it comes down to at the ministry of and congressional demand that the mission itself would be effectively carried out. then there has to be a focus and oversight the best way to do that and whether the department of homeland security is implementing it so the extent that if they go back to the suspects in the defense committee the question is are there better ideas that can infect the incorporated command can refine the methodology to do that other than the general contractor type of approach? as we know, the typical approach of the government particularly the dhs is too high year a big player and the innovative small business people that you're talking about simply become players as subcontractors to read the question is can we find a way to make sure that we are fully engaged in the most innovative small business people as they come up with new and innovative ideas and that is an administrative approach within the congress can rightly demand. >> we now recognize you
what is your thinking about how we can change that cities good ideas can be heard? >> congressman, it comes down to at the ministry of and congressional demand that the mission itself would be effectively carried out. then there has to be a focus and oversight the best way to do that and whether the department of homeland security is implementing it so the extent that if they go back to the suspects in the defense committee the question is are there better ideas that can infect the...
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to bonnie, let's go to our republican line next, to nicholas in new york city. nicholas, welcome. >> caller: well, it's great to be here, and thank you, and i'll try to make it brief, and let me apologize to the others waiting on line. i just, very quickly, you know, i came here as a child in 1966, and they moved us up to the bronx. we came here through red cross auspices. and, you know, my dad and mom worked two and three jobs, eventually they bought real estate because they saved their money. we were subsistence farmers back home -- >> host: nicholas, where -- where was back home? you said you came here in '66. where was back home? >> caller: montenegro today on border of albanian on the coast of adriatic sea. we were albanian catholics. in fact, we were a minority amongst other minorities, but we were the minority. >> host: back to our question, how do you think these budget cuts will affect you? >> guest: well, i've been watching this thing, and it seems like i've seen this movie before. now, i've worked very hard as my mom and daddied, as my brothers do, an
to bonnie, let's go to our republican line next, to nicholas in new york city. nicholas, welcome. >> caller: well, it's great to be here, and thank you, and i'll try to make it brief, and let me apologize to the others waiting on line. i just, very quickly, you know, i came here as a child in 1966, and they moved us up to the bronx. we came here through red cross auspices. and, you know, my dad and mom worked two and three jobs, eventually they bought real estate because they saved their...
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i hear it from city managers and mayors. and, you know what else? these folks don't speak with an "r" or a "d" beside their name, but, rather, an "a" for american. and their message is very loud, clear, and unmistakable. e.p.a. is overreaching, overbearing, and overstepping boundaries that have long existed. and the question is alway requee same -- they ask, senator, what can you do? what can do you to change how they act? nebraskans frustration is driven by both what e.p.a. is trying to do -- meaning the content of the rules and standards -- as well as how the agency is making its decisions. so today, madam president, i will be introducing several proposals to address these two areas. my first proposal addresses how e.p.a. conducts business, by increasing transparency in policy decisions. i'm introducing a bill that brings agency guidance documents under the coverage of the congressional review act. as currently written, the c.r.a. covers only substantial agency rules. meanwhile, e.p.a. has made use of what they call "guidance documents" to simply
i hear it from city managers and mayors. and, you know what else? these folks don't speak with an "r" or a "d" beside their name, but, rather, an "a" for american. and their message is very loud, clear, and unmistakable. e.p.a. is overreaching, overbearing, and overstepping boundaries that have long existed. and the question is alway requee same -- they ask, senator, what can you do? what can do you to change how they act? nebraskans frustration is driven by both...
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to cities by 2050. further away from the food, where the food is grown, requiring new ways to prevent waste, and enhanced nutrition. here's another illustration, one should stick out all the statistics that are thrown at you so far. in fact, if there's one thing that i hope you will remember from my remarks this morning, it would be this. i still, it's just breathtaking just to say this. a full 30-50% of the food produced in the world rots forgoes unbeaten. -- or goes unbeaten. that to me is one of the most amazing statistics i will ever articulate. up to half of our total global output. except while waste might be the problem here in the developed world, the problem and the developing countries be getting the goods to market, as we all know. roughly 85% of the food produced never crosses international borders. and given the unequal distribution of people in arable land i just mentioned, that is a major obstacle today of feeding the world. so when it comes down to is that we need to produce more, higher
to cities by 2050. further away from the food, where the food is grown, requiring new ways to prevent waste, and enhanced nutrition. here's another illustration, one should stick out all the statistics that are thrown at you so far. in fact, if there's one thing that i hope you will remember from my remarks this morning, it would be this. i still, it's just breathtaking just to say this. a full 30-50% of the food produced in the world rots forgoes unbeaten. -- or goes unbeaten. that to me is...
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particularly the australian one. in one city, one dog alerted correctly only 12% of the time. how and when and who determines when a dog's reliability and alerted has reached a critical failure number? what do you suggest that number is, and how does a judge determined that that is being monitored? >> we don't think the fourth amendment puts a number on it. >> i am troubled by a dog that alerts only 12% of the time. whether we have a fixed number or a fixed number, that seems like less than probable. >> let me explain on one side. over the course of several years, the dog alerted and discover drugs 20% of the time. but there is another part of the study. that was 60% of the other cases. the individual had a proximity of drugs. and the dog was able to alert as they should. then the number becomes 70% based on primary study they relied upon. >> that does not address what happens to the dogs alone. so how is a court supposed to monitor whether or not a dog can smell out the drugs? >> well, you are right. dogs, like humans, become old. but in this case, weekend and week out, dobbs
particularly the australian one. in one city, one dog alerted correctly only 12% of the time. how and when and who determines when a dog's reliability and alerted has reached a critical failure number? what do you suggest that number is, and how does a judge determined that that is being monitored? >> we don't think the fourth amendment puts a number on it. >> i am troubled by a dog that alerts only 12% of the time. whether we have a fixed number or a fixed number, that seems like...
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if somebody applied in the, to the mexico city u.s. embassy in january of 2007, and someone else crossed the border and is here in january of 2008, we all agree that the person who waited in line in 2007 should be able to get that green card before the person in 2008. we have to figure out how to do that so it's not an interminalably long period of time, that people are old or dead before they become. at the same time we have to make sure that this principle is kept because that helps us pass a bill. one other point i would make. we made two exceptions to that. dick durbin worked very hard on the dream act. we all agreed that should get special priority. >> young people born here as children? >> yeah. second we'll need something special for agriculture because it is a different situation. virtually whether you're in new york dairy country or arizona ranching country you can't get americans to do this kind of work. >> we're about to get the hook. my penultimate question, senator mccain, have you talked to speaker boehner about this? >>
if somebody applied in the, to the mexico city u.s. embassy in january of 2007, and someone else crossed the border and is here in january of 2008, we all agree that the person who waited in line in 2007 should be able to get that green card before the person in 2008. we have to figure out how to do that so it's not an interminalably long period of time, that people are old or dead before they become. at the same time we have to make sure that this principle is kept because that helps us pass a...